Slow Cooker Winter Vegetable Soup
I know, I know, Groundhog Day, yadda yadda yadda. Look, I don’t care how much longer winter lasts, as long as I can make this soup a few more times before it gets too warm. My Winter Vegetable Soup offers a hint of sweetness from butternut squash and sherry, a nice streak of green from ...Keep Reading
Paula Deen, Type II Diabetes, and Me
Please forgive me. What follows is a rant, complete with occasional foul language. I’m pissed. THREE YEARS. Paula Deen knew for three years that she had Type II Diabetes. During those 1000+ days, did she offer any hint to the millions of people who adore her and her over-the-top, butter-mayo-lard-encrusted food? No. Instead, she offered ...Keep Reading
Parchment Paper Chicken with Sage, Brown Butter & Sweet Potatoes
We’ve got a pretty good division of kitchen labor around here. I do the majority of the cooking, while Stephen does the majority of the dish-washing. Harry, when he’s not too busy playing with his bazillion Finn McMissile toys (really, how many iterations of one vehicle can Pixar sell?), will occasionally deign to set the ...Keep Reading
Quick & Smoky Chicken Stew
Sometimes, I buy potatoes and forget to use them. And then a couple weeks later I stumble upon them, their creepy little eyes bulging out at me. Sometimes, things get really bad. If I catch them before a forest takes root, I take it as a personal challenge to find a way to use them ...Keep Reading
Roast Your Chicken Bones for Richer Stock
Look how deliciously, deeply brown it is! Chilling your stock makes it easy to remove the excess fat, which congeals on top. Sometimes I make mistakes. And sometimes that turns out to be a good thing. The other day, I pulled some chicken parts out of my overstuffed freezer and set them in the fridge ...Keep Reading
